7-Payment Assistance (SBE Set-Aside).pdf.pdf

This is a Payment Assistance Request Form for the Hillsborough County, Florida Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SDBE) Program, used by SDBE-certified prime contractors bidding on county projects. The form permits joint check requests involving a supply or material house and the prime contractor for specific projects. The form requires the contractor to identify the project name, the supply house or vendor receiving joint payment, and specify the primary supplies to be purchased. The contractor must certify that payment assistance, if granted, will be utilized solely for the stated county project and identified supply house.

This Payment Assistance form is directly associated with the Pipeline Work Order Construction Services - WORCs 6 project, a Hillsborough County Capital Projects Department construction contract estimated at $12,075,000.00 for water mains, reclaimed water mains, wastewater force mains, and related installations at various water, reclaimed water, and wastewater facilities. The solicitation includes an SBE subcontractor participation goal of 6%, and this form provides an additional mechanism to support SDBE prime contractors through joint payment arrangements with material suppliers, thereby facilitating working capital and cash flow management for certified small disadvantaged businesses undertaking this substantial infrastructure project.